Refrigerator



Sep. 29, 1936. H. E. PLEASANT REFRIGERATOR Filed Dec. 7, 1934 INVENTR. l

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Patented Sept. 29, 1936 PATENT OFFICE REFRIGERATOR Herman E. Pleasant, Evasville, Ind assignor to Servel, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation o! Delaware Application December 7, 1934', Serial No. 756398 2 Claims.

My invention relates to refrigerators and it -is an object of my invention to provide a new and improved gasket for sealing the closure of a refrigerator cabinet door.

My invention, together with the objects and advantages thereof, will be understood upon reference to the following description and accompanyingdrawing forming part of the specification and of which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary section of a refrigerator cabinet embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a. portion of the refrigerator in Fig. 1 on the same section; and

Fig. 3 is a, perspective view of a portion of a,

" gasket embodyingmy invention.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, a refrigerator cabinet H) provides a storage compartment Il accessible by means of a door l2. The storage compartment ll is bounded by a liner |3 of porcelain coated metal. The outer wall M of the refrigerator cabinet may be lac-` The liner I3` quered or porcelain coated metal. and outer wall' |4 are spaced apart and separated by thermal insulation material I 5. The edges of the liner |3 and outer metal wall |4 around the door opening are secured to a wooden frame 16. v The edges of the liner and outer wall are spaced apart around the door opening and concealed by a trim strip l1.

The door |2 comprises an inner metal wall formed by a pan 18, and an outer metal wall !9. The pan I 8 and outer wall !9 are spaced apart by a' wooden frame structure 20. The frame 20 is formed with a peripheral ledge or lip portion 2| which overlies the outer wall 14 around the door opening of the refrigerator cabinet when the door is closed. The edges of the door pan |8 and outer wall !9 are secured to the door frame 20. The edge of the door pan |8 is concealed by a trim strip 22. 1

Referring more particularly to Fig. 2 of the drawing, the inner face of the ledge 2`| of the door frame 20 is cut away at the edge, forming a peripheral groove 23. The edge of the outer door wall !9 is turned over the ledge 2| of the frame 20 and partially covers the groove 23. The door frame 20 is also formed in a manner to provide a recess 24 behind the edge of the trim strip 22 opposite to that edge of the trim strip which covers the door pan !8.

To provide a closure seal for the door, a gasket 25 is secured on the inner face of the ledge 2l and is so constructed andarranged as to be com-` pressed between the inner face of the ledge 2l and the outer wall around the' door opening of the cabinet when the door is closed The structure of the gasket 25 may best be understood by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawing. It is preferably formed by extrusion of rubber and comprises a substantially flat strip portion 26 having along one edge thereof a hollow striking head or bead 21. From the opposite surface of the strip 26, and below the striking bead 21 there is ,an outwardly flanged rib 28 providing a peripheral groove 29 extending parallel beneath the strip portion' 26 of the gasket.

The gasket 25 is secured on the inner face of the door ledge 2| by inserting the flange of the rib 28 into the groove 23, whereby the overturned edge of the outer wall 19 of the door extends into the groove 29 of the gasket. The opposite edge of the fiat strip portion 26 of the gasket is inserted beneath the edge of the trim strip 22, ex-

tending into the recess 24 behind this edge of the trim strip. It will be understood that the gasket 25 is held in position principally by the flanged rib 28. form the gasket with the flanged rib 28 substantially central with respect to the striking head 21 so that the striking head may be located closely adjacent the peripheral edge .of the door ledge `2l. More broadly, however, the rib 28 should be extendedfrom the gasket 25 at a point central of the striking head or ,toward the outer edge thereof, rather than toward the inner edge, so that a pull on the gasket, as in the case of sticking of a striking head, is more quickly resisted by the looking rib 28.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes may be made without departure from the spirit and scope of the invention which is, therefore, not limited to that which It is, therefore, preferable to 20 is shown in the drawing and described in the specication, but only as indicated in the following claims:

What is claimed is:

1. A gasket for a refrigerator cabinet closure member comprising a substantially fiat strip having a striking bead on one side along one edge thereof and a rib directly beneath said striking bead on the opposite side of the strip and flanged toward the striking bead edge of the strip.

2. An extruded rubber gasket for a refrigerator door comprising a substantially fiat strip having a striking bead on one side along one edge thereof and a rib beneath said striking bead on the opposite side of the strip and formed so that it may be inserted into a recess in a door .extending in a direction substantially 'opposite HERMAN E. PLEASANT 

